As of: March 13, 2024, 8:42 a.m
By: Sven Trautwein
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The Leipzig Book Fair is just around the corner and the bestseller list is in turmoil.
We reveal the most exciting new arrivals and long-running favorites.
The bestseller list is already showing movement before the Leipzig Book Fair, particularly in the areas of fiction and non-fiction.
The trade fair, which begins in a few weeks, offers an extensive program with many highlights and innovations.
Many book lovers use the bestseller lists to find out about new titles or to see which books have been in the top ranks for a long time.
March saw a particularly high level of activity in fiction and non-fiction.
Below we present the most promising titles.
Fiction bestsellers March
You can find the newcomers and relegators in the Spiegel bestseller list in March here.
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There were a few new entrants in the hardcover sector in March.
While the paperback section has remained almost unchanged for weeks with “Ostfriesenhass” by Klaus-Peter Wolf and Sebastian Fitzek’s “Mimik”, the top five places in the paperback section are occupied by newcomers.
1st place: “Infinity Falling – Change My Mind” by Sarah Sprinz
Sarah Sprinz has published a bestseller with “Dunbridge Academy”.
The second volume of the new “Infinity” series is now available.
Holly Triano and Ruben Belton clash not only on the set of the blockbuster Infinity Falling.
Whenever they accompany their clients Aven Amenta and Hayes Chamberlain, an argument breaks out between them.
They are bitter rivals in a world where nothing comes for free.
Holly, the young boss of an agency in a male-dominated industry, knows this all too well.
In contrast to this is Ruben, the son of an influential media mogul, whose last name opens all doors for him in the industry.
But between filming, events and networking, the two soon realize that they are not as different as they thought.
But as competitors, a relationship between them is unthinkable - right?
Blurb/Lyx
Sarah Sprinz “Infinity Falling – Change My Mind”
2024 Lyx, ISBN-13 978-3-7363-1974-5
Price: Paperback €14, e-book, €9.99, 508 pages (different format)
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2nd place: Samuel Bjørk “Crow Island”
Samuel Bjørk is the Norwegian author, playwright and singer-songwriter Frode Sander Øien.
“Crow Island” is the fifth volume about Holger Munch and Mia Krüger.
A Norwegian boy disappears from an island without a trace.
Three years later, his name appears in the blood of a girl... Mia Krüger, who has retired from the Oslo police, now lives on the small island of Hitra.
The recent cases have put a lot of strain on her.
But even in the idyll of the fishing island, she cannot shake off the crime and seeks the help of her friend and colleague Holger Munch.
Three years after the mysterious disappearance of eight-year-old Jonathan Holmen, the island community is once again shaken by mysterious events.
First there are three dead crows hanging on the altar of the church.
Then the brutally mauled corpse of a girl is found in an old boat - and in the pool of blood a name is written: Jonathan...
Blurb/Goldmann
Samuel Bjørk “Crow Island”
2024 Goldmann, ISBN-13 978-3-442-49374-6
Price: Paperback €17, 512 pages
3rd place: Ulf Kvensler “The trip – only one returns”
The Swedish bestseller promises breathtaking suspense against the impressive backdrop of Europe's last untouched wilderness and received the “Swedish Crime Writers Award”.
Every year, lawyer Anna, her fiancé Henrik and her best friend Melina escape everyday life in Stockholm by traveling to the north of Sweden to hike in untouched nature.
This year, however, Melina's new boyfriend Jakob joined the group.
He suggests a change to the original route and recommends hiking through the remote and wild Sarek National Park instead.
It quickly becomes clear that this tour will be far from a relaxed trip with friends.
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Jakob encourages the group to take on ever more dangerous challenges.
The dynamic between them also changes - long-suppressed accusations and secrets come to light, and nerves are on edge.
Soon it will only be about one thing: who will return home?
Blurb/Penguin
Ulf Kvensler “The Trip – Only One Returns”
Translated from Swedish by Sabine Thiele
2024 Penguin, ISBN-13 978-3-328-11081-1
Price: Paperback €17, 464 pages
Fourth place goes to Hannah Whitten with “For the Throne” as a newcomer, and fifth place goes to Johanna Mo with “Fog Hour”, whose title is included in the second week.
Non-fiction buyers in March
In the non-fiction category, old friends have been at the top of the hardcover editions for a long time.
Led by “The Magic of Silence” by Florian Illies, which received the honorary award of the Bavarian Book Prize.
Axel Hacke has been in third place for 28 weeks with “About the cheerfulness in difficult times and the question of how important the seriousness of life should be to us”.
The first three places in the paperback editions are also occupied by titles that have been around for at least 78 weeks:
Ken Mogi “Ikigai” – you can find three more titles on the topic here
Karin Kuschik “50 sentences that make life easier”
Jessie Inchauspé “The Glucose Trick” – book tips for healthy eating
Here you can find out which authors are going on reading tours in March and April.
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